Production

The project was first announced in 2009, with Jackman in the title role. [1]In August 2011, Fox hired commercials director and visual effects artist Michael Gracey to direct .[2] At this point the movie was a straight biopic without any song or dance numbers, but after Gracey’s suggestion the movie evolved into a musical. According to Jackman the seven year development was, in part, due to studios not willing to take a risk on an original musical. [3]

The part of Jenny Lind was being scripted for Anne Hathaway, but Rebecca Ferguson got the part instead. On June 15, 2016, it was reported that Zac Efron began negotiations with the studio to star in the film.[4] In July 2016, Michelle Williamswas cast.

Filming

Rehearsals on the film began in October 2016 in New York City, while principal photography began on November 22, 2016.[5][6]

Release

The Greatest Showman was originally scheduled to be released by 20th Century Fox on December 25, 2016.[7] The film was pushed back a year from its original release date of December 25, 2016 to December 25, 2017 to avoid competition with La La Land.[8]

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Synopis, Cast etc.

Pitch Perfect 3 is an upcoming American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon. A sequel to Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and the third and final installment in the Pitch Perfect trilogy, the film will star Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle and Shelley Regner, with Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins. The film is scheduled to be released on December 22, 2017.

Cast

Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell[1]

Rebel Wilson as Patricia “Fat Amy”[1]

Brittany Snow as Chloe Beale[1]

Anna Camp as Aubrey Posen[1]

Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Junk[2]

Alexis Knapp as Stacie Conrad[3]

Hana Mae Lee as Lilly Onakurama[1]

Ester Dean as Cynthia-Rose Adams[1]

Chrissie Fit as Florencia “Flo” Fuentes[1]

Kelley Jakle as Jessica[1]

Shelley Regner as Ashley[1]

Andy Allo as Charity[4]

Guy Burnet as Theo[5]

John Michael Higgins as John Smith

Elizabeth Banks as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger[6]

John Lithgow[7]

Ruby Rose as Calamity[5]

Matt Lanter as Chicago[8]

DJ Khaled

Production

On April 11, 2015, a month before the release of the second film, it was announced that Rebel Wilson would return for a third film, although she stated that she did not know if Kendrick or any of the other cast members would also be reprising their roles. She added that she would be “up for a Fat Amy spin-off”.[9]

Director, star, and producer Elizabeth Banks acknowledged the possibility of a third film during promotion of Pitch Perfect 2, saying, “I will say, it would be disingenuous to say that no one’s talking about a Pitch Perfect 3; the possibility of it. We are really focused on getting as many butts in seats for this one. If fans embrace it, we are going to seriously think about what the continuing journey would look like, but we don’t know what that is yet”.[10]

On June 10, 2015, a third film was officially confirmed, and Kay Cannon would return to write the script.[11] On June 15, 2015, it was confirmed that Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson would be back for the sequel to reprise their roles.[12] On July 28, 2015, Brittany Snow signed on to reprise her role, while Paul Brooks would also return to produce the film for Gold Circle Films along with Max Handelman and Banks for Brownstone Productions.[13] On October 27, 2015, Banks was officially confirmed to return as director for the film, but she exited the film on June 3, 2016.[14][15] On September 1, 2016, Trish Sie was confirmed to direct the film.[16] On December 13, 2016, it was reported that Ruby Rose was in talks to join the film, while Anna Camp also signed on to return for the sequel.[17][18] Cannon wrote the script with later drafts by Mike White and Dana Fox.[17] On January 5, the table read occurred, with Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, and Shelley Regner also confirmed to be reprising their roles.[1] On January 5, 2017, singer Andy Allo was cast as Charity, a rival singer in a group opposing the Bellas.[19] Also, music producer Deke Sharon confirmed that while Alexis Knapp was not present for the first music rehearsal, she will be reprising her role as Stacie Conrad,[3] though she wasn’t spotted on set at all, leading to some speculations that she might not be returning at all. However, on February 5, she posted a photo on Instagram confirming her return, and was on set February 6.[20]

Storyline

After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother-a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps-one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad.